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The "Today I did something to my bike" thread
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Something doesn't add up anyway as 98 and 99 are the same.The QuietMan wrote: »I never looked at it, it’s on the bike and everything put back together, the old one was literally in several pieces held together with tie wraps. The gap wasn’t there when I removed the old part. Apparently you can’t get that part new anymore. They are rare
Some extra info for you.
If you don't secure that gap and you do lots of wheelies your front sub frame will start to bend downwards and your lights will end up only lighting up a few feet in front of you.
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Something doesn't add up anyway as 98 and 99 are the same.
Some extra info for you.
If you don't secure that gap and you do lots of wheelies your front sub frame will start to bend downwards and your lights will end up only lighting up a few feet in front of you.
I’ve cut the relevant piece off the old part to put on it. Wheelies? Christ I’d be divorce if she knew :pac:0 -
The QuietMan wrote: »I’ve cut the relevant piece off the old part to put on it. Wheelies? Christ I’d be divorce if she knew :pac:
I had a brand new front sub frame here for years.
I think I threw it out with the rubbish eventually.
Cost €145 if I remember correctly
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Is this the part?
If so it's the same part no. for 1998 (RRW) and 1999(RRX)
It's 64325-MAS-E00ZA
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Also,take a screenshot of the ad for the one you bought on eBay.
Handy to have if there is any dispute about condition when it was sent.
Also take a pic of it and the good one side by side so seller can see what it should be like.
Screenshot of the one i bought done, I'll take a photo of the other one once it arrives,i'll be sending it back to France anyway.
Separately i have sold the top yoke and petrol cap that originally came with the bike, so i got my money back for the new ones i bought
I could nearly strip that blade down in my sleep now and i only have it 3 months :pac:
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Personal taste and all that but I find especially the older they get, bikes usually look better with original gear.
Crash bungs are another option.
It's your bike though.
You're a wise head blade1 i'll always take on board what you say I prefer it to look as original as possible. Any recommendations on crash bungs? All i know is R&G 0 -
The QuietMan wrote: »You're a wise head blade1 i'll always take on board what you say I prefer it to look as original as possible. Any recommendations on crash bungs? All i know is R&G
I wouldn't take on board what I say too much.
I've plenty of busted bones,scars,chunks missing and bits of metal in me to tell I'm a disaster.
Always put fun before safety and now I'm getting too old.
That's not getting sense, it's the body getting too old. :pac:0 -
I wouldn't take on board what I say too much.
I've plenty of busted bones,scars,chunks missing and bits of metal in me to tell I'm a disaster.
Always put fun before safety and now I'm getting too old.
That's not getting sense, it's the body getting too old. :pac:
You've enjoyed yourself a bit too much then?:pac: 0 -
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I've being meaning to do this job with 5 years.
Sidestand on my Mille is useless.
Everytime I go somewhere I have to put something under it incase it topples over.
Picked up a Honda Blackbird stand.
As seen in pic,the hole for the sensor are in different locations so just had to drill a matching hole.
Blackbird stand on left in first pic (obviously).
And the difference when done is fantastic
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Marked difference there Blade for sure. Is there an alternative longer factory stand for the mille? Was it the euro stand? I can't remember but my old mille had it.
Not sure about that.
Loving the blackbird one though.
It's practically a weight off my mind as the bike has nearly being knocked over a few times by people coming over looking at it and just putting their hands on the handlebars.
Nearly fell over a few times on myself when I had it first.
A right pain.
Some dont seem to suffer from it.
My 03 Tuono is fine and that's the exact same bike only naked.
The only hiccup was when I fit it, it was hitting the fairing in the up position so I put a little JB weld on the bracket where it stops the stand.
It fine now as pictured but I'll be keeping an eye on it to see if the JB weld is tough enough to stop the stand eventually digging into it over the force of the spring.
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On my own front operation DRastic took another tiny step forward last night. My barrel and head were rattle canned at some point by a PO.
So I bought this Draper 3/4" sand blasting kit. Drapers fairly meh imo, but at about 80 yoyos it's in the upper to middle range of the more hobbyist/amateur set ups. Like you can buy a kit like this for as little as 15 quid.
So from this
To this in a couple mins
I'm not looking fir bare alloy here, just the sh1tty aerosol off and a decent key thereafter.
It certainly has its limitations, with my compressor I empty the media container in about 60 seconds but Deffo a handy yoke to have kicking about.0 -
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What is it with Italian bikes and shyte sidestands? Do Dukes still have the suicide stands?
Doesn't the reduced lean angle make it more likely to tip over?
Can't crow too much though as the sidestand on the SV is the worst on any bike I've owned, push the bike forward 2cm and it's at risk of toppling. Needs to be angled further forward as well as a bit longer.
Nice job on the blasting H, how did you keep the sand out of where it shouldn't go?
My younfla now thinks I'm a mechanical genius, cause I took his older sister's former pushbike apart, spray painted it to de-girlyfy it, and managed to get it all back together and it's now his and I now have an idea of how to assemble head bearings :pac:
Fûck makers of genderified toys, wànkers trying to make us buy twice, three €3.99 Lidl rattle cans in white, light and dark grey gave it an urban camo paint job Scrap the cap!
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The only thing I did was mask off the gasket surfaces. It's about the only internal engine part I would feel safe blasting as is. There's just the cylinder sleeve and the cam chain tunnel, all open and smooth castings internally without blind passageways or places grit can hide.Hotblack Desiato wrote: »What is it with Italian bikes and shyte sidestands? Do Dukes still have the suicide stands?
Doesn't the reduced lean angle make it more likely to tip over?
Can't crow too much though as the sidestand on the SV is the worst on any bike I've owned, push the bike forward 2cm and it's at risk of toppling. Needs to be angled further forward as well as a bit longer.
Nice job on the blasting H, how did you keep the sand out of where it shouldn't go?
My younfla now thinks I'm a mechanical genius, cause I took his older sister's former pushbike apart, spray painted it to de-girlyfy it, and managed to get it all back together and it's now his and I now have an idea of how to assemble head bearings :pac:
Fûck makers of genderified toys, wànkers trying to make us buy twice, three €3.99 Lidl rattle cans in white, light and dark grey gave it an urban camo paint job
It got a couple tanks of compressed air and then..
If you eat at my place the dishes taste of 1040:pac:.No it's solid as a rock now.
I don't think there is any difference in the lean angle.
I think the original stand is too straight that's the problem.
Where the stand rests on the ground was too near the bike resulting in the bike being on a tiny balance point.
It is then also short so the bike wouldn't be standing too straight.
Just to be clear the bike was wanting to fall over on the side with the stand,yeah?
It's perfect now.
Stand cost £30.
Surprised how happy I'm now with something that shouldn't even have to cross anyone's mind.
Thats the main problem. The apex of the triangle is too close to the centre of mass. My falco was the same and my etv had stand problems too that I had to reweld. I also had to fix the stand on the Dr big too, stand frenzy! My blackbirds stand however is great:)
If you want a wee line of weld where that Jb is Whip it off the bike and pm me.0 -
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Pulled a late one and engine is back together at last. She's had upgraded cct and spring, rehone, decoke and skim, clutch release bearing, plates, valves reground with oil stem seals.
Just the valve clearances to do then seal her up and blast/paint and back in she goes. Once that happens operation DRastic will hopefully be ready for summer if the plague doesn't wipe us out.
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Ready for paint
Been reading those links and more on isocyanates, yer right GalwayTT/CJ, very bad mojo and I'm gona pass on the home brew 2k. Bummed about it but not worth the risk unless I go full bore on ppe and respirator which I wasn't going to so off to the pros!0 -
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